Rising tennis stars competing at JITIC regionals in the Dominican Republic
FOUR Bahamians are competing in the U14 JITIC regional event in the Dominican Republic.
Shutdown possible warn gas retailers
GAS retailers are considering a shutdown after being disappointed that there was no margin increase included in the 2024/25 Budget.
Close call brings about a life change
A NEAR-DEATH experience gave Troy Roker the push he needed to leave behind a lifestyle of gangsterism for one of entrepreneurship.
Teen that drowned was avid fan of Junkanoo
ALTON Marshall, Jr, the 13-year-old boy who drowned in a pool on Monday night, was an avid Junkanoo fan who rushed with the Saxons during the recent Labour Day parade.
Bahamas loses Davis Cup opener
TEAM Bahamas dropped a 2-1 decision to Costa Rica as they started their competition in the Americas Group III Davis Cup tie yesterday in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Keyshawn Strachan enters transfer portal
KEYSHAWN Strachan, the Bahamas’ national record holder in the men’s javelin event, intends to continue his collegiate career at another institution next season.
Swimming nationals ‘probably the largest we will ever have’
Scores of international swimmers, including the former women’s 50 metres breaststroke world record holder, Russian Yulia Efimova, are expected to join a large field of local swimmers participating in the Bahamas Aquatics’ 2024 National Swimming Championships.
Men’s national basketball team training camp underway in Houston
THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team landed in Houston, Texas, on Monday evening and have since started their training camp in preparation for this month’s Acropolis Tournament in Greece and the 2024 FiBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament set for July 2-7 in Valencia, Spain.
Monthly bills for WSC as smart meters introduced
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) is to switch to monthly billing with the introduction of smart meters, it was announced during the Budget debate.
Ingraham 'recovering well' after brain surgery to remove blood clot
Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is recovering well and in excellent spirits after undergoing a two-hour brain surgery to remove a blood clot this afternoon.
PM: Tax dodging elite’s era is over
THE Prime Minister yesterday vowed that the days of The Bahamas serving as “a playground for the elite who....disobey the law and fail to pay their taxes” is over.
Benchmark avoids qualified audit opinion for third year
A BISX-listed company’s top executive yesterday voiced delight it had avoided a “qualified opinion” on its annual financial results for a third consecutive year, saying: “Nobody wants that.”
Contractor chief: Chinese hospital labour likely 90%
THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday asserted that the ratio of Chinese labour employed on the $290m new hospital will be higher than the 80 percent cited in Parliament.
PM: We will not keep you ‘in dark’ on energy reform
THE Prime Minister yesterday pledged that further details on wide-ranging energy reforms will be revealed “as soon as the ink is dry”, promising that Bahamians will not be “left in the dark”.
Davis defends BPL and new hospital plans
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis defended his administration’s energy reform initiatives and plans to build a new hospital in New Providence when he wrapped up the budget debate in the House of Assembly yesterday.
NY judge: ‘Give FTX’s $143m back to Bahamas’
A NEW York judge is being urged to return $143m seized by the US federal authorities to FTX’s Bahamian liquidators who have a “superior interest” to these assets.
Three Bahamians recognised in King’s birthday honours
THREE Bahamians, including the secretary to the Cabinet, have been recognised in the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours.
Body with gunshot wounds discovered
A BODY of a man was found near RM Bailey Park on Monday in an apparent murder.
‘Police shot and killed my dog’
POLICE shot and killed a family’s beloved dog after visiting the wrong residence, then reportedly failed to apologise for the mishap, which has left the owners reeling and demanding accountability.
